Clot removal device and method

A clot removal device comprising:

• a main carrying wire;
• a main elongated sleeve element braided from a plurality of wires to form a proximal tubular section having a proximal opening and a funnel-shaped distal section tapering distally onto a distal end portion of said main carrying wire for rigid attachment thereto, said main braided elongated sleeve element is configured for deployment inside a blood vessel downstream to a target clot and for capturing said target clot through said proximal opening by proximal retraction thereof via said main carrying wire;
• a deformable ring element coupled to the proximal opening of said main elongated braided sleeve element and configured for changing said proximal opening from a normally opened state to an at least partially closed state after the capturing of said target clot inside said main elongated braided sleeve element, said deformable ring element comprises two elastically coupled half-ring segments defining a deformation axis of said deformable ring element and having a plurality of attachment sites for attachment of said plurality of wires to said deformable ring element;
• and
• a control wire rigidly coupled to said deformable ring element for manipulating the proximal opening of said main elongated braided sleeve element between its normally opened and at least partially closed states with respect to said deformation axis for secure removal of the captured target clot from said blood vessel.